Virginia Field Hockey | No.3 Virginia Tops No.4 Syracuse 2-1 in Thrilling Style on Sunday

The first quarter noticed 5 pictures and 4 pictures on aim from Syracuse with Virginia goalkeeper Nilou Lempers recording three saves. With 4 seconds remaining within the opening quarter, Syracuse earned its third penalty nook in quarter-hour for which Pati Strunk was capable of finding the again of the online to place the Orange up by one heading into the second quarter.

At the half, Syracuse notched a complete of eight pictures with 5 pictures on aim. Lempers save depend elevated to 4 as Virginia was in a position to fend off Syracuse’s robust assault to maintain the rating at 0-1 heading into the second half.

The depth, particularly from the Cavaliers, picked up within the second half of the sport. With three minutes remaining within the third quarter, Virginia earned a penalty nook on which freshman Frederique Vernooij was capable of finding the again of the online to stage the rating at 1-1. Syracuse responded with a nook of its personal within the 44^th minute of play however was unable to covert. With one minute remaining in regulation, a penalty stroke towards Syracuse gave Virginia the chance it wanted to take the lead as junior Mia Abello drilled one into the again of the online. Unable to reply within the remaining seconds, the No.3 Virginia Cavaliers topped the No.4 Syracuse Orange to stay undefeated.

Starting in aim, Virginia’s Lempers recorded a complete of eight saves whereas dealing with eight pictures on aim whereas Syracuse’s beginning goalkeeper, Jessie Eiselin, confronted zero pictures and thus didn’t file a save whereas off the bench Syracuse’s Tane King recorded 5 saves and allowed two objectives.